Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-04-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Culled For Our Readers From the
Brightest Exchanges.

There are 1900 Ghautanqua circles in
Michigan. ~
Harriet Prescott Spoford is writing
a serial story for the Philadelphia
Ladies' Journal.
General Adam Badeau is a middle
aged man.. short, heavy set, quick of
movement and with cutting eye.
Sir Charles Dilke's new position will
be that of an unpaid volunteer in the
news service of one of the great press
agencies in London.
Statistics show that in Canada, con-
trary to the general rule, Methodism
grows faster in the cities and towns
than in the country.
DIR. Gatling, the inventor of the
Gatling gun, lives in an unpretentious
but comfortable house near Hartford,
and goes but little into society.
General I. A. Walker declined Sena-
ter Leland Stanford's Offer Of the
presidency of the university soon to
spring FROM sl00o0oJ0 egg.
Young James A. Garfield is studying
law with Judge Boyn,tn, or Cleveland,
and is said to-be thenosc IKE his father
Of any of'the Garfield faln'Iy.
A remarkably rich gold mine is re-
ported to have been discovered in
bears den in the Cpm d Alcne country.
The mine is callad the Blacl; Bear.
Augustus Jessup is the richest young
man in Philadelphia. lie is twenty
four years old and has an annual in
come of between S60000 and $4,000
The new freshman class at Vassar
college is not only the largcst that has
entered the institution, but its standard
of scholarship is pronounced very high.
1t is said that only one-half of one
per cent. of New York city's population
own their homes, and bali OF the real
estate of the whole country is mort
gagged.
At Reno, New, the boys follow ant
fighting for sport. A shovelful of
ants from one hill dumped among those
of another colony will always fight to
the death.
The brute who gave an elephant
whiskey in Brooklyn was nearly killed
by the drunken and inflriated animal.
When he RECEIVERS he ought to be taken
hin hand by the law.
| The National Laundrymen's Asso-
| citation, in session at Cincinnati. has
agreed that each manufactures shall
not sell goods to Cinnamon under
| penalty Of $500 foT each sale made.
Leonard w. Jerome, of New York,
allows his daughter, wife of Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, chancellor of the Brit
ish exchequer, $4,000 per annum.
Lord Churchill's salary is S25,OOO a
year.
Fay Templeton, the comic opera
singer, who was last year divorced
from William West in Chicago, has
gone to Europe with Howell Osborne,
one of the richest young men in Wall
street.
American makers Of agricultural
implements are pushing their business
with such activity in foreign countries.
that the British consuls are compelled
to write letters of an alarming charac-
ter to their government.
Paper manufacturers have for years
been casting about them for some new
material for paper making. The use
of peat is now an accomplished fact,
| A machine has been made that can
turn out three tons an hour.
1t is q comparatively new idea that
cattle can be extensively and profitably
grazed in Canada While IL is certain
that they must need extra care in win
ter, this may be Offset by freedom from
diseases incident to lower attitudes.
The colored citizens of Mobile, Ala,
held meeting recently and voted
to build an orphan asylum for colorec
children, and also house of correction
in connection Herewith About 5000
OO0will be required for the purpose.
President Cleveland's purpose In
putting barbed wire fence seven feet
high around his country purchase Il
now apparent. He intends to locate
his mother-in-law on the inside and
carry the key to the front gate witt
him.
Mr.. Jacob Romeis, Of Toledo, used t
be a democrat, but turned into green
backer q few years ago. lie was the'
converted to republcmism, His part
now indorses prohibition, while he own
q vineyard and drinks nothing bu
beer. A committee should be appointe
to determine just where he stands.
Drinking blood has become yer
fashionable In Naples Adjoining th
abbatoir, drinking saloons have bee
fitted up, where the fresh blood fror
the reeking carcasses of the slaughtere
animals are partaken Of Like all ne'
and unaccustomed methods Of cur'
wonderful effects are ascribed to TN
remedy, and the highest classes OF s.
ciety are drinking and praising 1t.
Cooperative enterprises are now !
working order in many parts of tn
country, and efforts IN this directio
now cease TO exeitewonderor commen
All sorts OF wares are now on I'll
market, made by allied workingme
and bearing the brands Of labor o
ganizations We now have co-oper'